How Many People Are Named Priest?
An estimated 525 people in the United States have the first name Priest. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Priest peaked in popularity in 2019 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Priest as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Priest paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
525
About 1 in 652,865 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2019
50 births
Total Registered
537
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Priest
Priest is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 537 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Priest as a male name
Ranked #4,148 in 2024
26 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (50 births)
Priest: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Priest span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 166 babies were registered. Priest remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Priest by Decade
How has Priest tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Priest by State
Birth registrations for Priest span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, Ohio. The lowest are in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois. On average, about 12 Priests were registered per state.
Priest + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Priest as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Priest
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Priest: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Priest?
We estimate approximately 525 people named Priest are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 652,865 Americans share this first name.
Is Priest a common name?
Priest is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 537 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Priest most popular?
Priest reached peak popularity in 2019, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Priest is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Priest a male name?
Priest is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Priest Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Priest Smith, Priest Johnson, Priest Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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